Discussion in Grief: Soul-Care
Grieving involves new emotions and considerations often too many to numbers. When you find yourself in overwhelming grief, you likely feel buried and lost. In this series, we slowly and compassionately look at one aspect of grief at a time from a biblical perspective for the newly grieving mother. Click {here} to read past posts in this series.
My third child and only son, Chance Michael, was born sleeping at 20 weeks gestation. At 18.5 weeks his little heart was beating, and by 20 weeks he was gone. The months following Chance’s death were some of the hardest ...
A Great Love
Through [Christ] we have also obtained access by faith into this grace in which we stand, and we rejoice in hope of the glory of God. Not only that, but we rejoice in our sufferings, knowing that suffering produces endurance, and endurance produces character, and character produces hope, and hope does not put us to shame, because God's love has been poured into our hearts through the Holy Spirit who has been given to us. Romans 5:2-5
Our hearts are prone to ignore, discredit, and even forget the greatest love in the word. It is a love of so great a measure that we could ...
Tabitha’s Story
For as long as I can remember, one of my greatest desires has been to be a mommy. In August of 2020, my dream became a reality. My husband and I frequently talked about growing our family, and I remember vividly the day we decided to start trying.
At the time, we knew my dad had some health concerns, and we knew it was one of two things —pancreatitis or pancreatic cancer. On August 8, 2020, my husband, Austin, and I went on a hike. I remember sitting on a quiet bench along the trail and telling Austin that I did not want to wait any longer to try for a baby; I wanted ...
Discussions in Grief: Permission to Grieve
Grieving involves new emotions and considerations often too many to numbers. When you find yourself in overwhelming grief, you likely feel buried and lost. In this series, we slowly and compassionately look at one aspect of grief at a time from a biblical perspective for the newly grieving mother. Click {here} to read past posts in this series.
I remember the first time I felt the guilt. It had been a few weeks since Chance’s funeral, my son who we lost at 20 weeks’ gestation, and I was alone, at home, with my two daughters, ages 15 months and 2.5 years.
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Holding on to His Promises
The enemy wants to come in and take your focus off of what is true. He’s waiting at your door. He wants to pluck everything you've learned—all that God has taught you—and throw it out. And if you don’t have anything solid to yell back at him, you are going to start listening to him instead. You’re going to start believing the lies, because grief and doubt make you listen. If you aren’t leaning on God’s Word, you will get pulled toward grief and doubt, and it will cloud your vision.
You need to get into the Word of God and believe what is true about Him. ...
In the Word: Where Hope Starts
Welcome to Hope Mommies’ In the Word devotionals. It is our desire that this series will aid you in getting in the Bible for yourself and discovering the joy that comes from hearing from God through the pages of His Word.
“According to the foreknowledge of God the Father, in the sanctification of the Spirit, for obedience to Jesus Christ and for sprinkling with His blood: May grace and peace be multiplied to you.” 1 Peter 1:2
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While walking through this valley of grief and loss, the prospect of grace and peace multiplying in your life may seem ...
Discussions in Grief: Waves
Grieving involves new emotions and considerations often too many to numbers. When you find yourself in overwhelming grief, you likely feel buried and lost. In this series, we slowly and compassionately look at one aspect of grief at a time from a biblical perspective for the newly grieving mother. Click {here} to read past posts in this series.
One of my favorite memories as a child was going to the coast with my parents. My mother loved to play in the ocean and we spent hours splashing in the waves. When I lived near the Gulf of Mexico, a group of us went to the ...
Ask the Blog Team: What Would You Say to a Mother Doubting God’s Goodness in this Dark Time?
Welcome to our Q+A series, Ask the Blog Team. In this series, the Hope Mommies blog team joins together to answer questions that are commonly asked in grief. If there is a question or topic that you have wrestled with in your grief that you would like the opportunity to see how other Hope Moms have processed or answered, we would love to hear from you. You can submit your questions here.
Girlfriend... thankfully our circumstances don't change God's character. It sounds so simple, but we must keep going back to the basics especially when grief overtakes our ...
Shundria’s Story
My husband and I married in 1996. We were living in a one room apartment, and we were so poor. We had our plans. I thought we would be married for a couple of years, then we’d have babies and move into a little house with a white picket fence and a dog. In 1998, we found out I was pregnant and we were so excited. We weren’t really planning for it, but we were so excited that we were going to have a baby. We waited until we were 12 weeks before we told anybody, and we were just loving every second of it.
Around 19 weeks I woke up one morning, went to the bathroom, and ...
Discussions in Grief: Wailing
Grieving involves new emotions and considerations often too many to numbers. When you find yourself in overwhelming grief, you likely feel buried and lost. In this series, we slowly and compassionately look at one aspect of grief at a time from a biblical perspective for the newly grieving mother. Click {here} to read past posts in this series.
About two months after Max’s death, I found myself at a dear friend’s wedding. She had just danced her father/daughter dance as her husband walked out onto the floor with his mom. I felt my chest tighten and a lump form ...
